What happened here?

The butterfly has lost its wings

The air's too thick to breathe

And there's something in the drinking water.

The sun comes up

The sun comes up and you're alone

Your sense of purpose come undone

The traffic tails back to the maze on 101

And the news from the sky

Is looking better for today

In every single way

But not for you

World citizen

World citizen

It's not safe

All the yellow birds are sleeping

Cos the air's not fit for breathing

It's not safe

Why can't we be

Without beginning, without end?

Why can't we be?

World citizen

World citizen

And if I stop

And talk with you awhile

I'm overwhelmed by the scale

Of everything you feel

The lonely inner state emergency

I saw a face

It was a face I didn't know

Her sadness told me everything about my own

Can't let it be

When least expected there she is

Gone the time and space that separates us

And I'm not safe

I think I need a second skin

No, I'm not safe

World citizen

World citizen

I want to travel by night

Across the steppes and over seas

I want to understand the cost

Of everything that's lost

I want to pronounce all their names correctly

World citizen

World citizen

I won't be disappointed

I won't be.